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Vermilion Phoenix
This is a miracle! My power is starting to return! Ahaha!" Madam Feng danced around like an excited little girl after seeing her golden eyes in the mirror.
Meanwhile, Yusri and the other two girls were looking at him with dazed expressions on their faces.
What makes him so excited? What did he mean by 'his strength returned' when he was already at the Spirit Grandmaster realm?
"Umm... Are you okay?" Yusri suddenly asked him.
"Hm?" Madam Feng immediately turned his head to look at Yusri, but her gaze towards him had changed significantly compared to before, almost like she was seeing him in a new light!
He turned around and walked towards her very quickly before stopping a meter away and lowering his body until both of his knees were on the floor, and he proceeded to press his forehead against the floor made of marble, prostrating to Yusri.
"Honorary guests... No, Young Master... Thank you so much for restoring my strength even if only a little!" Madam Feng said to her.
"I... I don't really understand" Yusri said as he scratched his head.
Madam Feng then said, "To be honest, I am not human. In fact, I am a Divine Beast— Phoenix Vermilion."
"You phoenix?!" Yusri exclaimed in a shocked voice.
"No way..." Even Angel and Melia were shocked by this disclosure by Madam Feng.
"Yes, however, due to some circumstances, my bloodline was cursed, and my strength had been sealed and I was forced to live my life as a human. I have lived such a life for over 10,000 years now." Madam Feng continued to reveal more secrets about herself that she had kept them a secret for over 10,000 years.
"10,000 years!" Yusri could not imagine living for so long and was very surprised to hear that Madam Feng had this much experience.
"So your strength has returned, huh? Glad to hear it," Yusri said with a smile.
"Yes... But it's only a small amount, and I can still feel the curse that restricts my body." Madam Feng sighed.
And then he lifted his head to look at Yusri with a hopeful look and continued, "However, Young Master... I believe your blood can help me dispel this curse and allow me to be free once again."
"My blood?" Yusri raised his eyebrows in shock.
"Yes. For some reason, I was attracted to your blood, and after drinking it, my curse weakened, so I can only assume that your blood has the ability to dispel my curse." Madam Feng said.
"Therefore, I beg the Young Master for help! Please help get rid of this curse that has trapped me in this Under Heaven for 10,000 years! I'll do anything in return!"
After a moment of silence, Yusri spoke in a calm voice, "If my blood can really help you dispel your curse, I'll be happy to help by giving you as much blood as you need. However, it took time for my blood to recover, and I had no time to wait, not to mention who knew how much blood you would need to completely dispel the curse."
"really so. Brother Yusri will soon climb the Stairs to Heaven until he reaches the top. She had no time to linger in this small place," Melia also chimed in.
"Stairway to Heaven...?" Madam Feng looked at her in surprise, and she became silent.
"Are you okay?" Yusri asked him after he remained silent for a minute.
After blinking her eyes in a dazed manner a few times, Madam Feng suddenly said to Yusri, "Young Master, then I will follow you until I am free from my curse! Of course, I will not selfishly ask for your help for free! Everything in this store—including my own— I will bestow to Young Master! As long as you let me follow you and occasionally consume your blood, you can do whatever you want with this treasure or my body!"
"Everybody in this store?" Yusri looked at him with a gawking expression. He could not imagine obtaining so many expensive treasures at once, and all he needed to do was share some of his blood.
"I won't ask you to give me your treasure because I don't need so many treasures that I can't use, and I don't want to feel greedy— like I've taken advantage of you, you know, I don't want to take advantage of you, the one currently bound due to a curse. I am satisfied with just the Phoenix Blood," Yusri said with a gentle smile on his face.
"..."
Seeing Yusri's dazzling smile, Madam Feng narrowed her eyes before bowing to her again. "Thank you, Young Master!"
Madam Feng then said, "Young Master, may I get some of your blood again? Just one drop will do."
Yusri nodded and extended his arm.
Madam Feng raised her head and licked the wound on Yusri's palm.
A second later, his wound instantly disappeared, and a few seconds later, a notice appeared before Yusri.
«Vermilion Phoenix has started a temporary waiter contract with you!»
"Young Master, the full name of this one is Feli or simply Feng Feng. Until my curse is lifted, I will swear allegiance to Young Master and heed your every command without complaint, and Young Master can use my body as he pleases. Will Young Master allow me to remain by your side?"
"Yes, I don't mind." Yusri. After all, it would be beneficial for him to have another powerful ally by his side.
«You have accepted Vermilion Phoenix as your Servant!»
Name: Feli
Class of Servants: Divine
Teacher: Yusri
Cultivation: Ninth Level Spirit Grandmaster
Legacy: None
Bloodline: Ancient Phoenix Bloodline
Physique: The Inextinguishable Eternal Flame
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«Departure: Heaven»
«Mastery Level: 5»
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«Highlight Flavor»
«Departure: Heaven»
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«Qi» Performance
«Rank: Bumi»
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«Tan"
«Rank: Bumi»
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«Take a Guess That Doesn't Bind»
«Device: Divine»
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«Fire» Immunity
«Price: Divine
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«Cursed Bloodline»
«Rank: ???»
«Congratulations! Since you have obtained the Divine Beast as your Servant, you have been awarded the unique title of 'Divine Beast Tamer'!»
After Yusri accepts Feli as his servant, an announcement appears in the sky for every player to witness.
«Congratulations! Player Yusri has become the first player to obtain a Divine Beast Servant!»
The announcement immediately caused an uproar within the community, creating a forest fire on the internet shortly afterwards.
"Divine Person...?" The White Lotus player muttered to himself as he stared at the announcement in the sky with a dazed expression on his face, and he turned to look at the Two-tailed Black Cat. As the first player to earn Servant, he was naturally proud of himself. But after Player Yusri suddenly and obtained a Divine class Servant, his achievements were instantly overshadowed. Now that Player Yusri had obtained a Divine Beast, he might as well treat his achievement as if it had never happened.
Meanwhile, back in Feli's room, Angel and Melia were staring at Feli with shocked expressions on their faces.
"My brother.... just got the phoenix as his servant?" Angel muttered in a low voice. Although he couldn't help but be a little envious of Yusri, he was also proud of her for other outstanding achievements that would without a doubt shake the entire world.
Melia, on the other hand, had an uncomfortable and indescribable feeling in her chest, almost like something important and special had been taken from her.
"Thank you, Young Master." Feli said as he suddenly stood up and kissed Yusri's cheek.
"Aah!" Angel shouted loudly after seeing this, her eyes wide in shock.
Some time later, Yusri asked Feli, "I can call you Feng Feng, right? What would you do with this place if you were going to follow me?"
"Yes, Young Master can call me as he pleases. As for Heaven Phoenix, since I don't have anyone I trust enough to entrust this place to them, I will only close the shop because I won't have time to manage it anymore," the answer.
"I understand..." Yusri nodded, and he continued a while later, "By the way... Phoenix Blood..."
"It's Phoenix Blood, Young Master." Feli then handed over the jade slip that contained the Phoenix Blood.
"Oh yeah.. Since you are actually Vermilion Phoenix, does this mean this blood is yours?" Yusri suddenly asked him.
"Right, Young Master," Feli nodded, and he continued, "However, the blood inside the jade slip was extracted from my body before I was cursed, so you can also say it's no longer my blood."
"How does the curse work, exactly?" Yusri then asked him.
"Well, it sealed my cultivation base and suppressed it, not allowing me to ascend to the next realm no matter how much I cultivate, no matter how much, hence why I have been trapped in the Spirit Grandmaster realm for over 10,000 years now."
"In addition, it limits my bloodline, forcing me to remain in my human form, and I cannot change back into my phoenix form until the curse is weak enough."
"Does this mean that you are actually much stronger than you are right now?" Yusri kept asking.
"Yes, Young Master. My actual cultivation base is actually much higher because I was born in a higher realm. I'm just stuck in this place right now because if I'm not going to survive in the higher realms with my current strength." Feli nodded.
"However, my strength should return when the curse weakens. So while I cannot help Young Master much in my current state, once my curse weakens and my strength slowly returns, I will be more useful to Young Master in the future," said.
